Managerial Economics
Essay:
Introduction
This will examine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the point of view of the health care providers.
Activity Instructions
In an essay, address the following questions:
- How does the employer mandate help eliminate the problem of adverse selection? Would a single-payer plan, in which everybody is insured through the government, further reduce the problem of adverse selection?
- What do you think would happen to health care expenditures in the United States under either the ACA or a single-payer plan? Consider the following:
- Market supply and demand
- Economics of scale
- Incentives facing health-care providers
- That preventative medicine would be available to more citizens
- Any moral hazard issues
- Any adverse selection issues
- Any other issues from this course that come to mind
Explain your thoughts thoroughly using concepts from the related chapters and lectures
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- 7-8 pages (approx. 300 words per page), not including title page or references page
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page with topic and name of student
- References page